We had 13 entries for the Imperial Stout Competition Results are as follows:

3rd Place- Mike Czernicki

2nd Place- Carrie and Justin Cox

1st Place- Ken and Jen Sharp-Knott

Raffles

Paul Mahoney won the Judge/Steward Raffle for a $40 gift card to Southern Hills

John Merkwan won the Entry Raffle for a beer-stained $40 gift card to Blue Ridge Hydroponics

Brewer of the Year

Carrie and Justin Cox won Brewer of the Year with 142 points. That’s an average of 35.5 points per competition. Great job!

Andy Pascarella was a close 2nd with 137 points

Steve Lusk was right behind in 3rd overall with 136 points

Election Results

Board of Directors (1 year term to finish the vacated seat): Harry Montoro

Vice President by default: Adam Kendall

President: Chris Gray

The Board of Directors now welcomes Allen F. to a 3 year term per the bylaws to join Rudy L. (2 years remaining) and Harry M. (1 Year)

50/50

$181.00 collected

Scotty Anderson won $90.50! Congrats, Scotty!

Open Floor

The guild joined in song and cheered for Rudy’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Rudy!

Dirty Santa Exchange

We had 20 participants in the Dirty Santa exchange. The Collective Arts Bourbon Barrel Imperial Porter was a very popular gift. Consequently, Barrel Chest was out on Sunday.

Matt and Rachel Klumpp wound up with the most interesting gift- Budweiser Copper Lager in collaboration with Jim Beam in a very fancy wooden box.

Thanks to everyone who participated this year!

From Allen

It’s been an honor serving as president this year. We’ve had many successful events and I hope we continue to move forward and grow even more next year. The craft beer scene is evolving and so too is the guild. As a board member I will continue to be growth and innovation focused. I will make it a point this coming year to reach out and grow our industry membership in order to open the door to more opportunities. I am confident that our new leader, Chris Gray, will bring some exciting ideas to the table in 2019.

rudylyon57

Married with two grown girls. R&D engineer by profession working on rock drilling tools. Want to learn more about how to brew better beer!